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Fluffy Yellow Cake

bakedbyanintrovert.com · 2023 · 12

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

More egg than 99% of recipes and less sugar than 85%.

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How it compares

Against the typical cake: the median of 126 vanilla cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More egg than 99% of recipes: 95% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%.
  • Less sugar than 85% of recipes: 88% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%.
Sugar: 88%, 13th percentileFat: 65%, 48th percentileEgg: 95%, 100th percentileLiquid: 71%, 30th percentileLeavening: 4%, 55th percentileSalt: 0.9%, 39th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 3 cups cake flour≈ 342 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature)≈ 244 g
  • ½ cup canola oil (vegetable oil)≈ 109 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)≈ 114 g
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
  • 7 large egg yolks (room temperature)≈ 126 g
  • 4 large eggs whites (room temperature)≈ 200 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 cups unsalted butter (softened)≈ 454 g
  • 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar≈ 180 g
  • 1 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder≈ 86 g
  • ¾ cup light corn syrup≈ 246 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt≈ 0.8 g
  • 12 ounces semisweet chocolate (melted and cooled slightly)340 g

flour 342 gbatter 1464 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 126 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Sugar88% · 13th percentile
  • Fat65% · 48th percentile
  • Egg95% · 100th percentile
  • Liquid71% · 30th percentile
  • Leavening4% · 55th percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 39th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 30 minutes
median 28 minutes

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